Rain across the Southern US nearly derailed a few tennis tournaments this weekend, but Ons Jabeur and Frances Tiafoe held on to win Charleston and Houston, respectively. We chat about the early clay season, Naomi's post-baby goals, and some updates on Wimbledon, Carlos, and Iga. For a good chunk of the episode, we take on Martina Navratilova's escalating takes on trans athletes, and more broadly, trans women. How did this expand past trans women's participation in sport to a more generally exclusionary worldview? What will it take for the tennis establishment to say something?
0:35 Don’t count out Ons Jabeur just yet!
7:55 Frances Tiafoe makes it through the rain, wins career title #2
12:25 Other first-week clay events: Casper, Tatjana Maria, Dominic Thiem
16:20 Naomi Osaka’s recent interview on Japanese TV had everything; injury updates
21:10 Plus: updates from Wimbledon on their policy change on Russian and Belarusian players; a few huhs(?) and a surprise from Del Potro
Trigger warning: this is tough subject matter and there is some coarse language to follow
28:10 Martina’s history and evolution on the subject of trans women: the infamous 2019 op-ed, the apology, the Women’s Sports Policy Working Group, and their misleading “facts vs feelings” rhetoric
37:05 It’s become about much more than “protecting women’s sport” - what type of womanhood is authentic?
45:50 “LGB” is a lie
49:20 It’s been time for tennis to say something
Season 4 Finale: What the Boys Got up to in 2018
WTA Moments of 2018
Look At Us, We're Going The Distance
Khachanov Hatches In Paris
Undefeated, Undeniable, and Under Scrutiny
Just Djoking: Novak's Purple Patch Continues
So Disrespectful: Please Remember My Name
US Open Wrap: Multiple Things Are True *Oprah Shrug Gif*
(You Make Me Feel Like) The US Open Is Burning, Literally
The Good, the Bad, and the Tragic: US Open Preview f/ David Taylor and Kamau Murray
Kiki-ing Down The Door In Cincy
Getting the Conversation Started: Creating a Safe Space to Come Out in Men's Tennis
Rogers Cup Wrap, Sascha Bajin Chat
Midsummer Mailbag
Postcards From Wimbledon: Pleading The Fifth
Wimbledon Week 1: Opportunities Earned
Previewing the Nature Valley WimbleBowl
Pride Is Political: A Partial History of LGBTQ People in Tennis
La Primera y La Undécima: 1s Across the Board at French Open
Much Ado About Mother: The Catsuit's Out of the Bag
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